Speak to the contractor's in-house architect and ask them what they need to see in the geo tech report in order to feel confident designing the house there.

Rethinking the design, the basement would likely also only have two bedrooms (perhaps each with their own bath for a higher rent) in order to accommodate the utilities.

I am an architect who uses generative design to streamline the production of mid-size projects but I am not a full-on programmer.

@Christian Espana Northern WI is generally STR-friendly since cabin rentals are incredibly popular in these areas but always double check with the city/county.

It is the policy design that matters.

I'm sure the market in Oregon is different from that in the Carolina's but I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this property get full bookings and grow in popularity.

Like I said, it's not popular around here but it is a good way to test it out.

Home office deduction is available if you have a rental property and designated space exclusively used for rental property business.

I started by looking at typical vacation destinations (popular beach/mountain towns), but after researching occupancy rates on AirDNA, I was surprised to see that occupancy rates in my hometown area (an ordinary suburb of Dallas) are just as high or higher than those in many major tourist areas.

Lots of more creative stuff out there as well but those two are the most popular.